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The cheapest HIGH quality psu that I see offered on IBUYPOWER is the corsair 650.. The 500,550, and 600w they list are more than likely still CHEAP powersupplies as they don't even offer to list the brand or specs..

jrm20

Posted 22 January 2009 - 06:24 PM

do i need to upgrade the power supply even if i dont plan on doing anything that is TOO taxing to the cpu?

I edited the above post but yes do not ever go with an INCLUDED PSU as they come with the cases themselves and are always made of poor quality and parts.

You really do not need anything but 500-650w but the cheapest Quality psu I see is the corsair 650w.. 650w would give you more room to grow in the future as you add more hardware or upgrade to a HIGH performance video card that draws a lot of power.

If they had more to choose from and listed the specs for the 500W's and was a RELIABLE BRAND you could get by with a 500W. Example, If it was like a PC Power & cooling 500w or ocz 500w / similar that's really all you would need.

Since they do not list the brand and specs of the 500W as I know it will be a cheap unit still I do NOT recommend getting those IMO.

Go for the Corsair 650W as you really have no cheaper QUALITY alternative.